Born in Montreal to a Lebanese family, Debbie Doe is a sound artist living and working in Montreal.
Currently engaged in dance, visual art collaborations, and a spatial audio project.
An invitation to sound immersion.
![Theatre Of Dreams is part of the brand new programming of Habitat Sonore at the [Phi center].](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6202f71e737992092555e405/0ddeb1e9-35ea-49b2-b3a9-cae0a991b74f/PHI-Centre-HabitatSonore-RS-8novembre-11-FR7.jpg)
Theatre Of Dreams is part of the brand new programming of Habitat Sonore at the [Phi center].
![A multi-channel live performance for the dome at the [SAT].](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6202f71e737992092555e405/e4184bdd-d910-4f1d-8e16-5c1b948a5294/IMG_3051.jpg)
A multi-channel live performance for the dome at the [SAT].
An immersive piece that invites you to explore a painting through sound. An inclusive experience for visually impaired people.
Multi-channel prototype installation for Theatre of dreams at the Phi studio.
![Hacklab 2021/ Satie residency at the [SAT].](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6202f71e737992092555e405/1675964996552-N08E5BHV28J05ISBDAIX/IMG_0574.jpg)
Hacklab 2021/ Satie residency at the [SAT].
AP&A takes over at the Phi center. 12hr marathon performance.
Children of Land in collaboration with Andrea Peña and Ballet Edmonton.
A sonic journey that was designed for “All Flesh Is Grass” theatre piece that was performed inside a beautiful cathedral. (Excerpt from an article by Pôle des salles de spectacle Montréal bilan 2019)
![Stills from the show ''All Flesh Is Grass" at [Espace knox].](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6202f71e737992092555e405/e229dee7-b943-4856-a1b2-5867ccd439da/theatre.jpeg)
Stills from the show ''All Flesh Is Grass" at [Espace knox].
About
Debbie Doe is an electronic musician and immersive sound enthusiast. Pursuing studies in electroacoustics at Concordia University, their practice has been influenced by spiritual journeys, which embody a cinematic and theatrical feel. They are developing an approach to their compositions in which sound in space and its movement play a central role. They enjoy using instruments in unusual ways, utilizing various sampling techniques to create a mesmerizing atmosphere while ensuring that the experimental sounds harmonize with one another through the use of electronic hardware, analog gear, field recordings, and voice. They are constantly seeking new creative methods and techniques to craft their atmospheric tracks and live sets. They specialize in intimate sonic explorations that immerse the listener in fictitious worlds. They are also intrigued by the aural images that can be elicited by activating the deep listening mode.
selected
works
2023
Musical composition for “States of Transmutation” exhibition in collaboration with AP&A @Mattress Factory (Pittsburgh)
2023
Original score for BOGOTÀ in collaboration with AP&A @ Biennale Di Venezia (Italy)
2022
Theatre of Dreams |A meditative 10-minute multi-channel sonic journey created for Habitat Sonore: Listening room @ Phi center.
2022
3D meta love | An original soundtrack created in collaboration with Ligne de fuites for a virtual reality fashion film.
2022
Awaken Dream | A 20-minute multi-channel sound immersion for the dome. (Substrat 2022)
2022
Theater of Madness is a 5.1 acousmatic composition of about 4 minutes in length. It is an auditory narrative and a loose adaptation of Harry Haller’s experiences in the Magic Theater from Herman Hesse’s Steppenwolf.
In collaboration with Michael Zajner.
2022
An original sound piece | 26min, for Children of Land in collaboration with Andrea Peña and Ballet Edmonton.
2022
An original soundtrack for a short film “UMBRA PENUMBRA ANTUMBRA”
by Process visual & Veronika Yemelyánova.
2022
Un passage is a binaural listening experience designed for headphones and SubPac.
Project Immersed (Toronto)
2021
Winning prize from Desjardins
Le chant du canvas is an immersive work that invites you to explore a painting by hearing. An inclusive experience for visually impaired people. The main objective is to unveil a mental image in the participant's mind.
On the other hand, speakers are placed around the work to create an immersive musical structure containing sound atmospheres. Also, physical movement in space thus unveils the visual narration. Vibrating jackets that Subpac provided to support the sound and warn if leaving the immersion zone.
The facility is designed so that the visually impaired person will be able to feel safe and independent since physical landmarks are placed to serve as a guide to help them with their mobility. In addition, a sound source placed at a fixed point emits a sound that serves as a landmark and helps in spatial orientation.
2021
Orchestrated illusion is an exploratory sound journey in binaural.
(MUTEK selected gems from Canada)
2021
Musical score, for a short film ‘Metamorfose Imperfeita’ by Tania Dos Santos
2019
Musical composition, for All Flesh is Grass : The Other theatre (Montreal)
2019
Real-time sound design , for a contemporary performance by Fréderique Rodier (Choreagrapher, interpret) Andréanne Martel (Sculptor, visual artist) entitles:
“À l’intérieur’’ (Galerie Joncas, Montreal)
selected performances
2022
LIVE multi-channel performance in the dome, @ La Satosphère
(Montréal)
2021
LIVE performance, Plein air @ Oxygen (Montréal)
2021
LIVE performance, Expérience 6 @ MUTEK (Montréal)
2021
LIVE performance, 12H duration in collaboration with AP&A ,
Centre Phi (Montréal)
2019
DJ set, MAPP X MUTEK , (Moment Factory)
2019
LIVE performance, Stereo (Montreal)
2019
LIVE performance, PY1 (Montréal)
2018
LIVE performance, Xenophile collective (Los Angeles)
2018
LIVE performance, MUTEK (Montréal)
2018
LIVE performance, TBA Brooklyn (NYC)
Training
2022
with David Ledoux
Immersive sound creation - Domes and installations.
2021 with Barry Truax
Online summer course in sound and audio.
Experiments
I’m always working on something on the side.
With Montreal-based artists, we are currently developing a physical space and a virtual platform for listening experiences and spatial audio creations for electronic music.
Reach out if that sounds interesting to you.
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